About Laurianne

Laurianne and her family built their first home in Chestermere in February 2015 after residing in Lethbridge, Calgary and Ottawa. She has been married to her husband Rick for over 24 years and their 2 teenaged children attend Chestermere High School. Up until recently, Laurianne worked with BILD Calgary Region, “The respected, unified voice advocating for the building industry in Calgary and the region,” with over 700 members, including the City of Chestermere (https://bildcr.com). You may know this organization as the former Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), presenter of the SAM Awards, which celebrate “the most creative and professional work in the home building industry” http://bildcrawards.com/.

For the past 3 years, Laurianne learned from leading industry experts what it takes to plan and build a community. She sat in hundreds of meetings, taking minutes and finalizing official meeting records for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, as well as a great many other committees. Laurianne participated in the most recent update of the Residential Construction Site Safety Best Practices Guide, respected and used by many builders in Calgary and the Region. https://bildcr.com/wp-content/uploads/Bulletin2017-32-ATTACHMENT.pdf

My Platform

Ensure we build complete communities that serve the needs of the entire city

Revisit the Vision outlined in the City of Chestermere’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan, “Alberta’s Oasis: The Recreation and Relaxation Capital.” Is this statement relevant to progressing development? Is it shared by LONGSTANDING RESIDENTS as well as FUTURE GENERATIONS? This baseline should be established to guide decision making and economic foresight.

Goal #2

Increased COMMUNICATION and DIALOG between City Hall and residents. Clearly EXPLAIN the issues, HOW Council intends to handle them, and WHY decisions are made.

Revise Council meeting schedules for increased meeting attendance. Stream and record Council meetings. Provide agendas at least one week prior to meetings and release minutes soon afterward.

Goal #3

Ensure ALL spending provides maximum VALUE to residents. Investigate avenues of cost-savings rather than cost-cutting.

Assure those providing services to the City do so in the most economical manner possible, without negatively impacting quality.

Release an Executive Summary of any decisions made which affect taxation, in a timely manner.

Professional Experience

Laurianne worked with BILD Calgary Region, “The respected, unified voice advocating for the building industry in Calgary and the region,” with over 700 members, including the City of Chestermere (https://bildcr.com). You may know this organization as the former Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), presenter of the SAM Awards, which celebrate “the most creative and professional work in the home building industry” (http://samawards.adbeast.com).

For the past 3 years, Laurianne learned from leading industry experts what it takes to plan and build a community. She sat in hundreds of meetings, taking minutes and finalizing official meeting records for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, as well as the following committees: Commercial/Industrial, Condominium/Multi-Family, Inner City, Planning, Rocky View County, Safety, Shallow Utilities, Technical Builder, Technical Developer, Transportation, Urban Landscape/Parks Specifications Review, Urban Redevelopment, and Water Management, among others.